80 Castle Street

78 Castle Street
12th November 2025
82 Castle Street
12th November 2025

80 Castle Street

November 2024

Project Attributes

Project:

Ballycastle Museum

Owner:

Ballycastle Museum

Date:

12th November 2025


Address: 80 Castle Street

Listing: B2

Construction date: 1760-1779 (Historic Buildings Record HB05/13/018 B), 1734 (OSM IX vol.24, p.125)

 

Year Owner/lessee Business name Building use

Notes

1834 Alexander McDonald and John McCambridge

In 1834 it would appear that nos.78 and 80 were considered a single property, although they had been divided before 1859, (HB05/13/018 B).

PRONI VAL/1B/135.

1864-1870 Hugh McMullan

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1871-1879 Margaret McKay

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1880 Vacant

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1881-1883 Bernard Boyle

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1884 Vacant

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1885-1897 John Harrigan

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1898-1901 Daniel Harrigan Harrigan’s Spirit Store Spirit grocers?

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

JMcC research.

1901 Anne Harrigan Spirit grocers?

Census – building no. 88

Anne Harrigan, 65, head of family, RC, farmer, widow

Daniel Harrigan, 29, son, RC, spirit merchant, not married

1902-1911 Daniel Harrigan Harrigan’s Spirit Store Spirit grocers?

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

JMcC research.

1911 Unoccupied Public house

Census – building no.92

No return

1912-1914 Daniel Harrigan Harrigan’s Spirit Store Spirit grocers?

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

JMcC research.

1915-1921 John Black Public house

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1922-1926 Alex McCambridge

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

1927-after 1957 Mary Jane McGill  

SMcM research based on Griffith’s Valuation registers.

HB05/13/018 B

J.J McGill and William McGill  

JMcC research.

1985

Upper floors converted into three flats, (HB05/13/018 B).

2003 Betting shop and café

HB05/13/018 B.

Glow Hair Studio Hairdressers

 

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